MA301.A.AB.001
Specification
Feature IP65 - Waterproof GPS - High gain LNA up to 32dB Penta-band 850/900/1800/1900/2100 MHz GSM/GPRS/CDMA/PCS/DCS/UMTS/HSPA Low Profile Height 10.8mm Diameter 55.1mm RoHS Compliant
Underside View (Magnet)
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The MA.301 is a combination small form factor high performance GPS and Penta-band Cellular (GSM/GPRS/CDMA/ PCS/DCS/ WCDMA/UMTS) antenna to simplify AVL or Fleet management antenna systems worldwide.
It comes with magnet mount as standard. An internal O-ring meets stringent IP-65 waterproof standards. With the strongest GPS and Cellular antenna design team in the industry and rigorous testing Taoglas offers guaranteed performance with your system and your environment.
The standard version comes with 3 metres RG174 cable and SMA(M) connectors for both GPS and Cellular feeds. Cables and connectors are customizable upon request.
1. Introduction
2. Features
GPS
High LNA Gain up to 32 dB Antenna Gain 28 ± 2 dB Miniaturized to 56.3 x 17.3 mm Low Noise 1.5 dB max Ultra-Low Power Consumption 6mA typ ( at 2.7V~3.3V dc)
Cellular
Advanced penta-band cellular antenna (GSM/GPRS/CDMA/PCS/DCS/WCDMA/UMTS/HSPA) CDMA: 824~896 MHz, GSM: 880~960 MHz, PCS: 850~1990, MHzDCS: 1710~1880 UMTS/WCDMA/HSPA: 2110~2170
Other
IP65 Water Resistant due to Internal O-Ring Structure Quality textured covert design. Low profile UV resistant ABS housing Optional - high grade 3M double sided tape for quick and easy mounting Optional cables and connectors ROHS Compliant
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3. Performance Specification
Parameter GPS Antenna Cellular Antenna
Features High performance GPS ceramic patch antenna with cutting edge low noise amplifier
CDMA: 824~896 MHz GSM: 880~960 MHz PCS: 850~1990 MHz DCS: 1710~1880 MHz UMTS/WCDMA/HSPA: 2110~2170 MHz
Frequency 1575.42 MHz ± 2MHz As above Gain 28 dB typ. As patterns
Gain at Zenith: -3 dBi min --- Axial Ratio: 3.0 dB max ---
Noise Figure 1.5 dB max --- Polarization RHCP Linear Bandwidth 10 MHz min @ -10 dB As S11 VSWR 1.92 max <=2.5 Impedance 50 50
Power Consumption 6mA (at 2.7 ~ 3.3V dc) --- Cable / Connector Standard 2/3/5m RG-174
Cables and Connectors Fully Customisable
Standard 2/3/5m RG-174 Cables and Connectors Fully Customisable
Operating Temperature -40ºC ~ +85ºC -40ºC ~ +85ºC Storage Temperature -40ºC ~ +90ºC -40ºC ~ +90ºC Size 56.3mm * 17.3mm O-Ring Embedded Housing UV resistant ABS
*Note: specifications may be subject to change
3. RG-174 cable attenuation (dB/100mm)
GHz 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 5.5 6 RG-174 67 110 127 153 168 183 207 229 252 272 291 311
Note 1. The antenna is measured mounted on a 39 (L) × 34.5 (W) cm metal ground 2. All data are measured with RG-174 cable (length = 3M), excluding the LNA data
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S22 REVERSE REFLECTION CHN2 TRANSMISSION / REFLECTION LOG MAGNITUDE REF = 0.000 dB 10.000 dB/DIV
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S22 REVERSE REFLECTION TRANSMISSION / REFLECTION IMPEDANCE
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5. Cellular Antenna
Tr1 S11 Log Mag 10.00dB/ Ref 0.000dB (F2)
1 824.00000 MHz -12.942 dB 2 880.00000 MHz -12.927 dB 3 894.00000 MHz -9.4310 dB 4 960.00000 MHz -10.892 dB 5 1.7100000 GHz -10.720 dB 6 1.8500000 GHz -11.308 dB 7 1.8800000 GHz -9.2777 dB >8 1.9900000 GHz -17.566 dB
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1 Active Ch/Trace 2 Response 3 Stimulus 4 Mkr/Analysis 5 Instr State
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6. LNA gain
S21 FORWARD TRANSMISSION TRANSMISSION/REFLECTION CHN1 LOG MAGNITUDE REF = 0.000 dB 10.000 dB/DIV
1 300. 000 000 GHz 1 800 . 000 000 GHz
1 : 30.510 dB 1 575.420 000 MHz1
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LOG MAGNITUDE REF = 0.000 dB 10.000 dB/DIV
1 300. 000 000 MHz 1 900 . 000 000 MHz
1 : -13.754 dB 1 575.420 000 MHz
7. LNA S22
GSM Antenna Radiation Pattern Freq. XZ Plane YZ Plane
824 MHz Peak Gain:1.526 dBi
880 MHz Peak Gain:1.996 dBi
960 MHz Peak Gain:1.133 dBi
1710 MHz Peak Gain:1.946 dBi
1850 MHz Peak Gain:3.0 dBi
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GSM Antenna Radiation Pattern Freq. XZ Plane YZ Plane
824 MHz Peak Gain:1.526 dBi
880 MHz Peak Gain:1.996 dBi
960 MHz Peak Gain:1.133 dBi
1710 MHz Peak Gain:1.946 dBi
1850 MHz Peak Gain:3.0 dBi
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GSM Antenna Radiation Pattern Freq. XZ Plane YZ Plane
824 MHz Peak Gain:1.526 dBi
880 MHz Peak Gain:1.996 dBi
960 MHz Peak Gain:1.133 dBi
1710 MHz Peak Gain:1.946 dBi
1850 MHz Peak Gain:3.0 dBi
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GSM Antenna Radiation Pattern Freq. XZ Plane YZ Plane
824 MHz Peak Gain:1.526 dBi
880 MHz Peak Gain:1.996 dBi
960 MHz Peak Gain:1.133 dBi
1710 MHz Peak Gain:1.946 dBi
1850 MHz Peak Gain:3.0 dBi
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GSM Antenna Radiation Pattern Freq. XZ Plane YZ Plane
1880 MHz Peak Gain:3 dBi
1990 MHz Peak Gain:3.27 dBi
2110 MHz Peak Gain:3.78 dBi
2170 MHz Peak Gain:5.82 dBi
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GSM Antenna Radiation Pattern Freq. XZ Plane YZ Plane
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1990 MHz Peak Gain:3.27 dBi
2110 MHz Peak Gain:3.78 dBi
2170 MHz Peak Gain:5.82 dBi
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GSM Antenna Radiation Pattern Freq. XZ Plane YZ Plane
1880 MHz Peak Gain:3 dBi
1990 MHz Peak Gain:3.27 dBi
2110 MHz Peak Gain:3.78 dBi
2170 MHz Peak Gain:5.82 dBi
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GSM Antenna Radiation Pattern Freq. XZ Plane YZ Plane
1880 MHz Peak Gain:3 dBi
1990 MHz Peak Gain:3.27 dBi
2110 MHz Peak Gain:3.78 dBi
2170 MHz Peak Gain:5.82 dBi
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9. Drawing
3 SR PVC Black 1
4 Sticker Matte Silver PET Silver 1
5 2.6L Screw Stainless Steel Clear 5
6 Heat Shrink Tube PE Black 2
7 GPS Label Coated Paper Orange 1
8 Cellular Label Coated Paper Blue 1
9 WEEEE Label Coated Paper White 1
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5. Packaging
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5.1 PE 1
1pcs antenna per small PE bag 5.2 80 PE ,
80 small PE bag per box 5.3 ,
Antenna should be placed flat and neat in the PE bag. Hot seal the PE bag without pressing or damage the antenna
5.4
PACKING:1PCS/BAG
Unit : mm